Find Accessible Playgrounds Near You

By editor • Aug 27, 2013
  • John W. Poole / NPR
Originally published on August 27, 2013 12:48 pm

A community-edited guide to accessible playgrounds. So far, we've identified more than 1,200. Help us find more at npr.org/playgrounds.

Copyright 2013 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

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